welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. these are the stories we are following. violence erupts as tens of thousands take to the streets of the cairo. >> those members of the al qaeda and other terrorist organizations literally can run but you can't hide. >> that is the message for accused terrorists - hours after u.s. special forces launched two raids in africa. >> experts have started to destroy syria's chemical weapons

arsenal. >> clashes in egypt have killed 15 people, injuring dozens of others, according to the ministry. it comes as rallies are held in the country to mark the 40th anniversary of the 1973 war with israel. as you can see police firing tear gas at muslim brotherhood supporters, who are trying to make their way to tahrir square, where pro-coup demonstrators gathered. they are gathered carrying flags of abdul fatah al-sisi. clashes on friday killed four people. earlier we spoke with an al jazeera correspondent in cairo, but remaining anonymous for security reasons. >> what happened is for the past few hours security forces have been pushing back the anti-coup protesters who are trying to

march to tahrir square. when the march began at about 2 o'clock local time here in cairo, we were at the head of that march, beginning of that march. there were 2,000-3,000 people there. certainly the biggest protest there has been in egypt since that violence crackdown in mid-august. that march made its way towards tahrir square. it gathered steam. as many as 5,000 joined and as they got to a kilometre, 2km from tahrir square, they were met by security forces using volleys of tear gas and fired rounds into the air, pushing protesters back. they are on tahrir street, but they scattered off tahrir street, and the security forces made it very difficult for them to regroup. they kept up the pressure firing the tear gas, and firing those

live rounds into the air. >> elsewhere two operations on one continent. separate attacks in libya and somalia, aimed at al qaeda and al-shabab. >> travelling in asia, secretary john kerry said it will send a message to terrorists in north africa. >> i hope it makes clear that united states of america will not stop in its effort to hold those accountable in al qaeda or other terrorists organizations, you can run but you can't hide. we will continue to try to bring people to justice in an appropriate which, with hopes that these acts against everybody in the world will stop. >> in somalia a navy seal team

launched an operation against a senior al-shabab leader in the city of barawe. peter greste is in mogadishu with the details. >> we don't have much information beyond what the u.s. acknowledged, and that is that they were involved with the attack on that beach house in barawe in the south of somalia. unofficially we had a number of security sources concerning that it was seal team six, responsible for killing osama bin laden in 2011. the target was the leader of al-shabab, somali ahmed abdi godane. the americans acknowledged that they failed in the mission. one person was killed in the offensive, and we understand from al-shabab that he was a junior guard. the fact that al-shabab was able to fight off an elite unit in the world, one of the most elite special forces units suggests that they were well prepared, they knew in advanced it was coming, or they must have

anticipated. it suggests they are well organised. to be able to fight off that kind of attack takes skill. it suggests that al-shabab may not be as weak as commentators have suggested. that and the skill behind the westgate offensive suggests that they are something of a threat. we are expecting to see continued operations against al-shabab by the americans and allied forces over the coming weeks and months. >> the other raid happened 4,000 miles away in libya. this time a suspected member of al qaeda was the target. pentagon officials confirm the target was abu anas al liby, wanted by the u.s. for more than a decade. he had a $5 million bounty on its head. libya this morning is asking u.s. provide answers about the capture of that suspect in tripoli. >> kenya - offering a clearer picture of those who carried out the attack on the mall. video showed four men carrying

ak had -- ak-47s, contradicting information that 10 to 15 were involved. >> david crane, a professor of law joins us to talk about this. libya is demanding an explanation for what they are calling the kidnapping of one of their citizens. do they have legal standing at all in the international community? >> it's interesting. it's a matter of perspective. libya is a sovereign nation, and an individual under their sovereignty. we had the united states enter the sovereignty and seize the individual. the libyans feel it was a breach of sovereignty and demanded an explanation. from the united states perspective is that we have an individual who has been indicted

for tax on american citizens in tansania, an individual waging a terrorist war against the united states. in their so-called war on terror, their authority, they feel that this is a legitimate military target, and someone that needs to be renderred back to the united states for a fair trial, which apparently that will happen. one has equal arguments related to all of this. an explanation to the libyans, and a discussion with them will probably ease the matter. >> professor, i have to ask the question this way: it seems we reach this point each time. one nation goes in to grab someone - and i'm talking about osama bin laden last time - another nation says sovereign territories were breached and yet nothing happens. why do they do it? >> from the united states perspect and the west, and those fighting a global war on terror,

even though that's not what it's called. the bottom line is we are moving to the perif ris, taking on potential adversaries before they act. certainly under the principal of self-defence under article 51 of the united nations allows nations to defend themselves, and the united states has the capability to do so. under our domestic law we have the authority to move into these various parts of the world, like in somalia, and go ahead and take appropriate legal action under the constitution. >> if the actions are legal under the constitution, do the bodies need cooperation on behalf of libya to carry out the rates, such as we see conducted by the cia or seal team six? >> certainly again i'm not party to the inner workings of that any more. again, from time to time, the united states will say, "we are

going to do certain things in your part of the world, getting rid of people that could embarrass you or be a destabilising factor in your part of the world. we understand you'll have to publicly condemn that." usually the country gives them a wing and nod and they go in and do what they have to do. i have no idea if that happened here. it has happened in the past. i wouldn't be surprised if there has been a wing and a nod. >> the indictment against abu anas al liby was handed down in new york. do we expect him to be brouct to new york to be -- brought to new york to be tried? >> it's assumed he would be tried in the eastern district of new york in the second circuit for crimes against u.s. persons, related to the take downs of the embassies in tansany an and kenya - horrific attacks.

it will be an important trial. it will be fair and open. david crane, professor of law is the sara cuesa law school. >> weapons inspectors have begun to destroy syria's chemical weapons stockpiles. a u.n. spokesperson wouldn't say what the chemical weapons were or where they were. syria is alleged to have 1,000 tonnes of chemical weapons around the country. president bashar al-assad is cooperating. >> reporter imran khan is reporting on the first day on the job. >> disarmament experts removing a chemical weapons in the middle of a war.

leaked reports suggest that syria president bashar al-assad is cooperating and some stockpiles of chemical weapons are being destroyed. it's difficult to assess exactly how big syria's stockpiles of the chemical weapons are. one report suggests that one of the dumps is within active war zones. according to an analyst the mid 2014 timeline for destroying the weapons may not be realistic. >> the technical challenge is to destroy the weapon and the chemical components in a safe and secure way. in the middle of a war zone - it's never been done before. u.n. inspectors have never had to seize, control, destroy weapons of mass destruction while fighting was waging. >> others are skeptical with bashar al-assad's motives for cooperating with the international community, suggesting he could be disposing

of his arsenal for political gains. >> he has a bracket around him, protecting him from attack, until such time as he dlvereeli on the promise with the chemical weapons. the process of getting another security council resolution, bashar al-assad would calculate that the process going into the middle of 2014 could see him come out on top. >> syria's stockpiling of chemical weapons are seen as an attack on israel. >> disposing of them quick will and efficiently is the priority for the international community. a mission to destroy them was established after an agreement between russia and the u.s. it may be coming at the cost of negotiations for a long-term political settlement. >> it's not certain that the scheduled peace talks in geneva will take place in november.

for now it seems president bashar al-assad is cooperating with the international community. his motives and long-term goals are unclear. >> authorityies in rain say four have been arrested for sabota sabotaging a nuclear site. the location has not been revealed. iran says a string of sabotage attempts have been discovered and stopped over the past several weeks. iran has been under international sanctions over its nuclear weapons program. >> it is day six of the government shutdown. yesterday defense secretary chuck hagel ordered 350,000 defense workers back to work. the house voted to supply pay to furloughed workers. it was unanimous. they agreed. congress is no closer to resolving an impasse. >> john terrett is in washington with more on the story. what can you tell us about the attempts to get some of the

workers back in their offices? >> it's interesting that you say some of the workers, it's a large number, 350,000 men and women working for the dod will pack lunches, polish the shoes and put the sachel in the hallway because the pentagon is ordering them back. 350,000 a roughly half of all furloughed workers out. 86% will be outside dc. that's an indication of how far the pentagon reaches, across the country on bases and around the world. chuck hagel is saying in a statement that his lawyers found wording that applies to the workers, chuck hagel says that it means they can eliminate furloughs for employees whose responsibilities constitute and contribute to the morale, well being, came abilityise and

readiness of military around the world. good news for the 350,000 workers. they'll be paid under the act. >> this is all about obamacare, yet obamacare is funded. the workers will gets backpay even if they are not working, and yet on the sunday morning talk shows it seems neither side was showing evidence of backing down. >> the house and senate spent all day having a go at each other. blaming each other. today it continued on the sunday broadcasts. at the heart of it is obamacare. here is rand paul. a junior senator in the state of kentucky saying that - affordable care act or obamacare has to go. >> our initial position and still our position is we think obamacare is a bad idea and will hurt the people it's supposed to help. we offered a one year delay.

we offered compromise after compromise. you hear from the president and his men and women - no negotiation, his way or the highway. they are unwilling to compromise on any facet of obamacare, and that has led to the shutdown of the government. >> the democrats say republicans provide a clean cr and we'll flood the house with democrats and vote in favour of it, and john boehner will not be embarrassed by one wing of his party. here is jack lou, and he put it more elconsequently. >> it will be -- elconsequently. >> it will be very bad. for people wanting the last minute and getting close to the line is dangerous. in 2011 there was no default. it hurt the economy to get close to the line. we saw it in stock markets, investment. with if we cross the place we are going to a place we have

never gone. >> it's a fight to the end. >> i was in the airport with a bunch of angry voters. they wanted to lock all of congress in a room and make them stay there until they reach a deal. anything happening next week? >> if the public had their way they would be locked in a room and won't come out until a deal was struck. nothing was happening in dc. we are at capitol hill earlier. you could hear a pin drop. they won't be back number tomorrow, the house at midday, the senate at 2 o'clock. >> if only the voters had a choice. >> one of the reasons so many people are angry is there are real problems out there. imagine buying a house for $1. we'll take you to gary, indiana, where you can do that. and we'll tell you why, when al jazeera america continues.

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it was 40 years ago when u.s. steele pulled out of the city of gary indiana. since then they've been in an economic free fall and is desperate for revival. so desperate it is offering homes for sale costing less than a fast-food cheeseburger. >> it's an offer some would-be home owners find hard to refuse. a house for a cup of coffee. when $1 a house was available, it's a great opportunity. gary, indiana is offering a home for $1, you need to earn $35,000, money to fix it up, and the patients to live in it. it's an effort for a city to cope with unwanted homes. bankrupt detroit is tearing them down, about $10,000 each. gary doesn't have it.

blight is everywhere. next to city hall and the post office. now an urban ash our. the church represents the heyday. it was built in 1925, abandoned 50 years later, and it's been allowed to fall apart. now the city can't afford to tear it down. inside nature is slowly reclaiming the graffiti splattered structure with vines and nesting burns. >> gary's fortunes sored and crashed with the industry that created it - steel. when jobs declined, the population halved. the mayor dreams of jacks , a dream, turning the airfield bigger. she needs to make gary look more like a city, not a ghost down. >> we add value and dollars to

the city, but we add value to the adjacent home owners, that has a rippling effect. >> the mayor should know. she brought this house in the 1980s. she is bringing the buck a home deal back. i would rather take a buck home, needing $10,000-$15,000 - no mortgage. all i pay is taxes and you tilties, and in five years i have the deed to a house. >> it's like scooping the sands of gary's lake with a poon. the city hopes to sell 50,000 a year. 10,000 are abandoned making it a 200 year projecting. -- project. >> we are continuing to track here the low at this time.

it continues to be a rain-maker along the gulf coast where we'll see heavy downpoors along florida, and parts of southern alabama. flash flooding around panama city. keep that in mind if you have travel plans. quiet in georgia. rain is moving in. a cold front will pick up the moisture of karen and dump heavily rainfall and some localized areas could see two inches of rainfall. across the middle of the country it's raining, that has certainly presented that flooding into global kentucky across the side of kentucky. we have picked up 3 inches of rainfall. we are seeing showers scattered ahead of it. they are approaching the north-east. around dc we are quiet and dry.

scattered showers are moving across ohio as well. changes on the way thanks to a cold front. temperatures will drop. and it will be wet. for your sunday, as we wrap up the weekend it will be warm, above average with high temperatures close to 90 degrees. as the front moves in, it will bring rain and a cool down. we'll go from a high temperature of near 90 to the low 70s, via the latter part of the work week. >> speaking of dry conditions, it's been too dry in the south-west. winds are blowing offshore, and that means that the fire danger will continue around la where temperatures will climb into the mid-90s. >> that is ebone dion, who calls indianapolis home. thank you. >> long distance swimmer diana nyad is going to give it another go, raising money for victims of

hurricane sandy. the 64-year-old announced she'll try a 48 hour nonstop swim to raise money for storm victims, she's set to dive into the water tuesday in a tank built in new york city's har old square, outside of macy's. >> if you are looking for a good story. tennessee is the place you want to go. the art of story telling stakes center stage this weekend. ç]

story telling is the star in tennessee this weekend. teachers, health care workers, corporate execs gathering to do what they do best. they've gathered for 41 years to do what they do best. >> "look out, my legs are

falling." i never thought i would be a storey teller. you never know how you'll chaining. >>, "two legs came down the chimney". >> it's how we communicate. we sit on the front porch, around the dinner table and tell stories. then we are able, through the stories to better understand not only ourselves, but each other. >> he came up to the edge of the stage, sort of straightened out his shirt, tightened up his belt, looked down and said, "now boys and girls - before you go meet your teachers, i want to talk to you.". >> laughs laughs >> story telling is the way we move a picture from our head to someone else's. >> 41 years ago the festival started with 80 people, around the corner. now we have thousands of people. we have diversity of stories,

eight tents. people tell stories in cafes, restaurants and the streets. people are telling their own story. >>. >> when we hear the flute we here the oldest song. [ ♪ music ] >> story telling and music connects us together. as the breath turns into song, so, too, the words we speak travels from us and catches the heart and minds of others. >> we connect with other people. we have images. we are transported to a different world, as if there is a fairy ring that goes all the way around. we are in a different place. stories stay with us a long time. images and smells and taste - all of it becomes very real when we listen to a story. [ singing ] >> hard times never came to that

door ever again. >> thanks for watching. earth rise is next. i'm del walters, from new york. i'm amanda purr row. >> i'm in the jordan valley looking at how simple principles are bringing the desert to life. >> i'm in new york, where